Tea has a long history of more than two thousand years.（1）

Its

Its

（it） hometown is certainly China.At first tea was considered as a kind of good thing that could make people awake so that they could study（2）

comfortably

comfortably

（comfortable）.Many knowledgeable people thought it was helpful for their study，because their minds could keep awake after drinking some tea.During Tang Dynasty，tea（3）

was sent

was sent

（send） to European countries first through the Silk Road.It was tea that made Chinese culture（4）

spread

spread

（spread） over in the Western countries. （5）

The

The

first book about ten was The Classic of Tea by Lu Yu in Tang Dynasty.In the book，he described the tea culture.
   However，the tea culture changed into a kind of new form，Many people could find something bad in it in Song Dynasty.Many people spent much time（6）

on

on

it instead of thinking about the（7）

safety

safety

（safe ）of their country.Between the end of Yuan Dynasty（8）

and

and

the beginning of Qing Dynasty ，many people paid more attention to tea.People thought of it as the symbol of the spirit.
   Nowadays，tea has become the （9）

most gentle

most gentle

（gentle） and comfortable drink in France.It also becomes a helpful drink that is good for people's skin and health in England.Lots of Chinese look on tea as one of the most popular（10）

presents

presents

（present） that they gave others on important festivals.